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Sunny Skies For Lions Club Penny Hunt

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by Bea Peterson
The air was chilly, but the bright sun sparkled on the new pennies tossed in the air by members of the Hoosick Lions Club on Saturday, March 27. The Easter Bunny attended the event and was greeted with lots of hugs, posing for pictures with several youngsters. This was the 53rd annual Penny Hunt sponsored by the Club. Grandparents remember bringing their children to the event and now they watch their grandchildren participate in it. Great fun!
Easter basket prize winner in the boys and girls group three and under was Terry Anne Cottrell of Walloomsac. Olivia Estes won a basket in the four to six year old girls group, and Matthew Smith won in the boys group. Gloria Martinez was the

Winners of the Lions Club Penny Hunt are (l-r) Matthew Smith, Conner Vedalis, Terry Anne Cottrell, Olivia Estes and Gloria Martinez. (Bea Peterson photo)
(Bea Peterson photo)

basket winner in the seven to nine year old girls group, and Conner Vedalis won in the boys group. These four winners were all from Hoosick Falls.
Winners of the Egg Toss Contest for ages 10 and over were Lily Abbott and her dad, Robert Abbott, of Hoosick Falls.

(Bea Peterson photo)
Olivia Estes can't believe she just picked up the special penny that means she won an Easter basket in the Lions Club Penny Hunt. (Bea Peterson photo)
Eggstatic! Not quite a catch in the Lions Club Egg Toss contest, the egg landed on the ground unbroken, but the pair was eliminated. (Bea Peterson photo)